An Unkindness of Ghosts (Hardback)

--One of Esquire magazine's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time"Solomon debuts with a raw distillation of slavery, feudalism, prison, and religion that kicks like rotgut moonshine . . . Stunning." --Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewAster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, she'd be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her until nothing remains of her world.Aster lives in the lowdeck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations, Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way, the ship's leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions and deep indignities on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster. Embroiled in a grudge with a brutal overseer, Aster learns there may be a way to improve her lot--if she's willing to sow the seeds of civil war.

Author:

Rivers Solomon

Publisher:

Akashic Books

Publication Date:

Jun 29, 2020

Number of pages:

282 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Hardcover

ISBN-10:

1617759244

ISBN-13:

9781617759246